Institute for Public Health and Medicine Seminar Series
"When Online meets Offline: Challenges and Rewards of Internet Research with Stigmatized Minority Populations"
Presented by:
Walter O. Bockting, PhD
Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry and Nursing)
Research Scientist, New York State Psychiatric Institute
Co-Director of the LGBT Health Initiative
Division of Gender, Sexuality, & Health
Columbia University
Dr. Bockting’s presentation is co-hosted by Northwestern’s IMPACT Program, and is a collaboration with their LGBT Health Speaker Series.
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In-person attendance is required to earn CME-credit.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Describe the strengths and limitations of the Internet to promote the health of stigmatized minority populations.
2. Recognize the impact of social stigma on mental and sexual health.
Disclosure Statements
Dr. Walter Bockting has nothing to disclose. The course director, Suzanne Cox, PhD MPH, has nothing to disclose. FSM’s CME Leadership & Staff have nothing to disclose: John X. Thomas, Jr., PhD, Sr. Associate Dean for Medical Education; Genevieve Napier, CME Director; CME Project Specialists Ashley Kick and Tara Scavelli.
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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The Institute for Public Health and Medicine Seminar Series is a forum covering current research relevant to the Institute and its Centers.
The Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) is the nexus for all public health activities at the Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM). The goal of the Institute is to accelerate innovation at the interface of medicine and public health and achieve measurable improvements in health for patients and populations. IPHAM’s Centers focus on issues that span the spectrum from communities to the individual, and from health behaviors to genetic determinants of disease.